Dar es Salaam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$334
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
8
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
4.72M
24.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 55% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7084th and 3452nd ($735 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6319th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$8750

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415